GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |